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Case Reports
. 2020 Sep;62(3):E54-E57.
doi: 10.1002/mus.26992. Epub 2020 Jul 4.

Guillain-Barré Syndrome in a Patient With Minimal Symptoms of COVID-19 Infection

Emel Oguz-Akarsu  1 , Rifat Ozpar  2 , Haci Mirzayev  1 , Nilufer Aylin Acet-Ozturk  3 , Bahattin Hakyemez  2 , Dane Ediger  3 , Necdet Karli  1 ; Pandemic Study Team
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Case Reports

Guillain-Barré Syndrome in a Patient With Minimal Symptoms of COVID-19 Infection

Emel Oguz-Akarsu et al. Muscle Nerve. 2020 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19 infection; Guillain-Barré syndrome; polyneuropathy.

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FIGURE 1
Electrodiagnostic and radiologic findings of the patient. (A) Motor nerve conduction studies showing conduction blocks and temporal dispersion. (B) F‐waves recorded from abductor pollicis brevis and abductor digiti minimi muscles. (C) Coronal STIR image from lumbar spine MRI, asymmetric thickened and hyperintense nerve roots of lumbar plexus (arrows). (D) Coronal STIR image from cervical spine MRI, thickened and hyperintense nerve roots of the brachial plexus (arrows). (E) Coronal STIR image from brachial plexus MRI, focal intensities in peripheral areas of the lungs (arrows). (F) Axial chest CT image, bilateral peripheral ground‐glass and consolidative pulmonary opacities (arrows)
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